$360K federal grant will launch a new program to attract workers to Aroostook

Volunteers step up to honor fallen veterans

WRITTEN BY JEN LYNDS One of the most formative high school field trips Kathryn Fitzpatrick took during her senior year was to the local cemetery. It was a short undertaking, but one she plans to repeat in the future. For U.S. Air Force MSgt. Larry Harrison, it is a journey he has taken countless times […]

A long tradition of greeting our troops at BGR

COURTESY OF BANGOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT For more than three decades, one of Bangor’s proudest traditions has begun with a simple act: showing up. In 1991, thousands descended on Bangor International Airport to welcome home troops returning from Operation Desert Storm and support those deploying to areas of conflict. Veterans, families, students, scout groups, and neighbors […]

Susan Collins had her Margaret Chase Smith moment. Just not the one she envisioned.

Much like her political role model, Collins has lost her last Senate race.

8 more Maine towns adopt data center bans in lopsided elections

The wave of local bans is the latest example of a data center backlash that’s risen nationally.

Lady Gaga, Shakira, Jack White and Boy George lead the 2027 Songwriters Hall of Fame nominees

NEW YORK (AP) — Lady Gaga, Shakira, Pink, Boy George, Jack White, Sia, Vince Gill, Ne-Yo, Blondie’s Debbie Harry and Chris Stein and many more are among the impressive list of nominees for the 2027 Songwriters Hall of Fame class, an especially eclectic mix of pop, hip-hop, Latin, funk and rock innovators. Also on the […]